tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post4556944894426113331..comments2017-03-30T19:49:34.107-07:00Comments on Hanne Falkenberg Knitalong: Provisional Cast On for MermaidBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00353689144373538254noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post-68755885788768873512007-02-05T23:51:00.000-08:002007-02-05T23:51:00.000-08:00I made the cord with a 'French knitting bee' (exac...I made the cord with a 'French knitting bee' (exactly this model: http://www.sewessential.co.uk/Category.asp?CategoryID=608) and then picked up the stitches with the circular needle. <br /><br />The cord stitches are as loose as if they had been made with a 4 or 4.5 mm needle. <br /><br />I am so pleased with the result that I am thinking of following the same method for the other end of the jacket, i.e.: making a cord, picking up stitches, knitting some rows and then grafting this bit into the almost completed jacket.IsabelGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360567581180853138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post-51496336187658454862007-02-02T16:58:00.000-08:002007-02-02T16:58:00.000-08:00Wow, THANKS!! You guys are TOTALLY AWESOME. I ha...Wow, THANKS!! You guys are TOTALLY AWESOME. I have a nice slippery worsted wt scrap yarn in white poly cotton :) Glad to hear that so many different variations all work great!Petunia Honeysucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848362797026963796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post-16775761140692486842007-02-02T04:31:00.000-08:002007-02-02T04:31:00.000-08:00I used the crochet cast-on with some leftover Lorn...I used the crochet cast-on with some leftover Lorna's Laces sock yarn and a larger crochet hook than you'd usually use for it. Worked fine for me... good luck!ChiaLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042780566665377056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post-78343644560789304362007-02-01T14:29:00.000-08:002007-02-01T14:29:00.000-08:00I used the invisible provisional cast-on described...I used the invisible provisional cast-on described in the glossary of Ann Budd's Book of Patterns. I used thicker yarn, i.e.worsted, in a contrasting color. I cast-on over two needles to keep the tension loose.Deahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312494549084594253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post-54406588244141168862007-02-01T12:59:00.000-08:002007-02-01T12:59:00.000-08:00I also did the crochet chain method. I used a smo...I also did the crochet chain method. I used a smooth, contrasting yarn a tad thicker than the Mermaid yarn, and a crochet hook a couple of sizes bigger than my needles. Like fiberfanatic, I cast on way more stitches than I needed. I tied a knot in the unzipping end, so I'd remember which one it was and just picked up my stitches, one in each back-ridge of the chain. It was just perfect.Selma in Woodstocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post-26680575850680095352007-01-31T21:49:00.000-08:002007-01-31T21:49:00.000-08:00I did a cable or knitted cast-on with a cotton yar...I did a cable or knitted cast-on with a cotton yarn and then I also knit a row with it. Made it easy to see which yarn I needed to remove at the end.amy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06341600098383162836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post-50053825428859491282007-01-31T20:35:00.000-08:002007-01-31T20:35:00.000-08:00I used this one:
http://www.knittingatknoon.com/p...I used this one:<br /><br />http://www.knittingatknoon.com/provisional.html<br /><br />Worked great for me!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777909576212629569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387153.post-70434765497812539752007-01-31T19:08:00.000-08:002007-01-31T19:08:00.000-08:00I did a huge (50 chains larger than the needed cas...I did a huge (50 chains larger than the needed cast-on) crochet chain, using a finer yarn than my Mermaid yarn, and a crochet hook several sizes larger than my knitting needle. That allowed some "give" to the stitches, and I had exactly the number of stitches I needed to knit.fiberfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371378024613822295noreply@blogger.com